Lucanus Posted April 15, 2013 Report Share Posted April 15, 2013 Found these yesterday I've never seen these in AL before even though the place where I found them was an area where I've visited multiple times. So it was a real surprise when I found these guys in that area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JinxieRuthie Posted April 15, 2013 Report Share Posted April 15, 2013 SO cute! Nice find, Alan! I'll have to keep an eye out for these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucanus Posted April 15, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2013 SO cute! Nice find, Alan! I'll have to keep an eye out for these. Thank you Their season will only last for about a month so hope you find some before the season ends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hardshell Posted April 15, 2013 Report Share Posted April 15, 2013 wow the mandible structure is very different from platycerus oregonsis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucanus Posted April 16, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2013 wow the mandible structure is very different from platycerus oregonsis It sure is! Though I prefer P. oregonensis mandibles over P. virescens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tert100 Posted April 17, 2013 Report Share Posted April 17, 2013 Nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mashku Posted April 17, 2013 Report Share Posted April 17, 2013 Very nice find ! Do you try to breed them ? Greetings, Mashku. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucanus Posted April 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2013 Very nice find ! Do you try to breed them ? Greetings, Mashku. Unfortunately, I was only able to find males But I did manage to breed some last year though all the adults that emerged died mysteriously. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucanus Posted July 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2013 Update : Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatwun Posted July 6, 2013 Report Share Posted July 6, 2013 Awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucanus Posted December 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2013 Update : Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucanus Posted December 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2013 Male emerged Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Myers Posted December 5, 2013 Report Share Posted December 5, 2013 They're just so darn cute when they emerge! Nice. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucanus Posted December 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2013 They're just so darn cute when they emerge! Nice. Cheers IKR? They look like little angels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted December 5, 2013 Report Share Posted December 5, 2013 nice looking beetles! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wizentrop Posted December 6, 2013 Report Share Posted December 6, 2013 Very nice post! We have a similarly looking Platycerus species up here in Ontario, but I am not sure about the exact sp. They seem to be very common once spring hits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucanus Posted December 6, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2013 Very nice post! We have a similarly looking Platycerus species up here in Ontario, but I am not sure about the exact sp. They seem to be very common once spring hits. Ooh...those might be P. depressus, which I've been looking for for a long time. Can you possibly collect and sell some to me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wizentrop Posted December 7, 2013 Report Share Posted December 7, 2013 Sure! I can do that very easily, they are super common where I live. However, since we had some serious frost already, you will have to wait until April..Just to be sure - are you looking for adults or larvae? I think the adults are not very long-lived.Here's a not-so-good photo of a male from 2012: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucanus Posted December 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2013 Sure! I can do that very easily, they are super common where I live. However, since we had some serious frost already, you will have to wait until April.. Just to be sure - are you looking for adults or larvae? I think the adults are not very long-lived. Here's a not-so-good photo of a male from 2012: Thank you so much for considering and that is an awesome picture you have right there! Unfortunately, the species in the picture is the same species as the one on this topic : Platycerus virescens. Yours is a major male, which is quite hard to encounter. Wish I could see a major male like that in my area Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wizentrop Posted December 7, 2013 Report Share Posted December 7, 2013 Thanks for the ID. I do not know a lot a bout this genus. How do you distinguish between Platycerus virescens and P. depressus? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucanus Posted December 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2013 Thanks for the ID. I do not know a lot a bout this genus. How do you distinguish between Platycerus virescens and P. depressus? Striation pattern on the elytra and pornotum shape is quite different Compare : http://bugguide.net/node/view/738154/bgimage http://bugguide.net/node/view/493150/bgimage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Myers Posted December 7, 2013 Report Share Posted December 7, 2013 Thanks for the ID. I do not know a lot a bout this genus. How do you distinguish between Platycerus virescens and P. depressus? Well, I'm sure there are other ways, but the way I can quickly tell them apart is by looking at the antennae. If you look at the antennae of a P. virescens, you'll notice the clubbed tip. Below that are 3 spikes. The 3rd spike down is rather small and not very prominent. Now, if you look at the antennae of a P. depressus, you'll see that the 3rd spike is rather long and well defined. Anyway, that's the way I do it. And, it's fairly easy once you get the hang of it. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucanus Posted December 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2013 Well, I'm sure there are other ways, but the way I can quickly tell them apart is by looking at the antennae. If you look at the antennae of a P. virescens, you'll notice the clubbed tip. Below that are 3 spikes. The 3rd spike down is rather small and not very prominent. Now, if you look at the antennae of a P. depressus, you'll see that the 3rd spike is rather long and well defined. Anyway, that's the way I do it. And, it's fairly easy once you get the hang of it. Cheers Wow! I didn't notice that until you mentioned this. Thank you so much for posting the info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wizentrop Posted December 8, 2013 Report Share Posted December 8, 2013 Thanks guys for the good info!I will keep my eyes open when spring comes. Last year I found a Sinodendron male in the forest but because I was on a hike with students I did not collect it. Only later I found out that S. rugosum is found only in Western North America (I am in Ontario, Eastern NA) so I am dying to know what it was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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